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McDonald's Suffers Global Tech Outage. On March 15, McDonald's stores around the world either shut down or paused online ordering due to a technology outage, NBC News reports. Locations that reported the most disruptions include Australia, China, Britain and Japan, as well as other areas in Asia and Europe. "Many stores across the country have temporarily suspended operations. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers. There is currently a system failure." "Due to a computer system failure, the mobile ordering and self-ordering kiosks are not functioning." "Please order directly at the restaurant counter. Sorry for any inconvenience caused." At around 4 p.m. local time, the 'South China Morning Post' reported that the problem had been fixed The McDonald's Corporation also issued a statement. "We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being resolved." "We thank customers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused." "Notably, the issue is not related to a cybersecurity event.” THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT